Schools in Columbia, SC

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

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SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
Rosewood Elementary	Richland 01	KG–05	323	86	A
A. C. Moore Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	209	86	A
Harbison West Elementary	Lexington 05	PK–05	459	84	B
Logan Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	241	78	A
Hyatt Park Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	375	76	A
Arden Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	216	76	A
Seven Oaks Elementary	Lexington 05	PK–05	421	70	B
Sandel Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	486	68	A
Pine Grove Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	544	66	A
Dreher High	Richland 01	09–12	1,180	65	A
Nursery Road Elementary	Lexington 05	PK–05	394	64	B
H. B. Rhame Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	504	64	A
Bradley Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	391	62	A
A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	334	58	A
Leaphart Elementary	Lexington 05	PK–05	428	58	B
Meadowfield Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	639	58	A
Annie Burnside Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	329	58	A
Burton Pack Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	369	58	A
Carver-Lyon Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	408	55	A
South Kilbourne Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	294	54	A
A. C. Flora High	Richland 01	09–12	1,401	52	A
Caughman Road Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	652	48	A
Irmo Middle	Lexington 05	06–08	890	40	B
Edward E. Taylor Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	227	39	A
W.J. Keenan High	Richland 01	09–12	728	38	A
Ridge View High	Richland 02	09–12	1,634	30	A
C. A. Johnson High	Richland 01	09–12	409	30	A
Forest Heights Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	393	27	A
Watkins-Nance Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	362	26	A
Eau Claire High	Richland 01	09–12	588	23	A
Longleaf Middle	Richland 02	06–08	847	21	A
J. P. Thomas Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	338	21	A
Hand Middle	Richland 01	06–08	671	20	A
CrossRoads Intermediate	Lexington 05	06–06	634	18	B
Rice Creek Elementary	Richland 02	PK–05	688	18	A
Killian Elementary	Richland 02	PK–05	682	18	A
Columbia High	Richland 01	09–12	696	17	A
Forest Lake Elementary	Richland 02	PK–05	573	17	A
Sandlapper Elementary	Richland 02	PK–05	565	16	A
Crayton Middle	Richland 01	06–08	952	16	A
North Springs Elementary	Richland 02	PK–05	612	16	A
Polo Road Elementary	Richland 02	PK–05	543	15	A
L. B. Nelson Elementary	Richland 02	PK–05	488	15	A
Summit Parkway Middle	Richland 02	KG–08	886	14	A
L. W. Conder Elementary	Richland 02	PK–05	465	14	A
Spring Valley High	Richland 02	09–12	2,070	14	A
Jackson Creek Elementary	Richland 02	PK–05	461	14	A
St. Andrews Middle	Richland 01	06–08	769	14	A
Dent Middle	Richland 02	06–08	1,120	14	A
Windsor Elementary	Richland 02	PK–05	467	13	A
Joseph Keels Elementary	Richland 02	PK–05	421	13	A
W. G. Sanders Middle	Richland 01	06–08	516	13	A
Heyward Gibbes Middle	Richland 01	06–08	305	9	A
E. L. Wright Middle	Richland 02	KG–08	1,105	8	A
Mill Creek Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	335	7	A
Alcorn Middle	Richland 01	06–08	394	7	A
Richland Northeast High	Richland 02	09–12	1,311	6	A
Irmo High	Lexington 05	09–12	1,231	2	B
W. A. Perry Middle	Richland 01	06–08	303	2	A
Berea	SC Public Charter School District	M–M		— insufficient data
Brennen Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	761	— insufficient data	C
Broad River High	Dept Of Correction N04	09–12	3	— insufficient data	C
Brockman Elementary	Richland 01	PK–05	276	— insufficient data	C
Carolina School for Inquiry	Richland 01	PK–06	124	— insufficient data	C
Clear Dot Charter School	Charter Institute at Erskine	KG–08	313	— insufficient data	D
Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Dept of Juvenile Justice	05–12	67	— insufficient data	C
Evaluation and Detention Center	Dept of Juvenile Justice	05–12	190	— insufficient data	C
GREEN Five Forks	SC Public Charter School District	M–M		— insufficient data
Kirkland High	Dept Of Correction N04	09–12	63	— insufficient data	C
Manning High	Dept Of Correction N04	09–12		— insufficient data
Midlands Arts Conservatory	SC Public Charter School District	06–10	189	— insufficient data	C
Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	SC Public Charter School District	02–07	187	— insufficient data	C
Pendergrass Fairwold School	Richland 01	PK–12	56	— insufficient data	C
Renaissance Collegiate Academy	SC Public Charter School District	M–M		— insufficient data
Richland One Charter Middle College	Richland 01	11–12	77	— insufficient data	C
Richland Two Charter High	Richland 02	09–12		— insufficient data
SC Connections Academy	Charter Institute at Erskine	KG–12	6,396	— insufficient data	E
SC Whitmore School	SC Public Charter School District	09–12	371	— insufficient data	D
Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center	Richland 01	09–12		— insufficient data
Sara Babb High	Dept Of Correction N04	09–12	13	— insufficient data	C
Satchel Ford Elementary	Richland 01	KG–05	576	— insufficient data	C
The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Dept of Juvenile Justice	05–12	63	— insufficient data	C